Love at the first sight - Cruising for adults ("stolen") - Finally you get the goody normally only kids get somewhere - That is all I love Holland America Line for. And it might sound stupid: You can experience a wonderful cruise on a small ship like RYNDAM too.

Grand Turk Cruise Center: What should I say? Hmm... a shopping center with the same shops which will have in all ports. A Duty Free Shop which was quite expensive and it was for me not worth to buy there duty free: Water 2.00 USD tax-free / outside 1.00 USD with tax. A nice beach. And restaurants you had at home too like Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville which we will latr make aquaintance on NORWEGIAN ESCAPE. Apart from that you some memories of the NASA-Mercury-Mission 1962. The Capsule landed here at the coast of Grand Turk. I a nutshell: a place which was not my world. Bruno obviously could. He just started his own business with a chain.

What I found very funny: to have selfies under a clear blue sky under a palm treee or under a christmas tree.

Normally it works like with "Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield": one booth after the other which offer tours. Here they let the ship do it and no private tour operator was around. So we took a taxi to get in "town" because there was no ATM around. There were only collective taxis available like on most places in the Caribbean which were mostly older and do not apply to the standards of today. We got into a taxi-tour and only the remain seat were sold to classical guests like us. So we stopped at every house where someone lived who was a celebrity of the island. So we had to stop a lot of times on the to the historical old town. I was anyhow so annoyed that I offered the driver 20.00 USD more if he would keep calm and not wait for more guests until the taxi is filled up. And he should stop at an ATM which was apart 2 miles from the oldtown and another mile from the ship.

Well the last historical oldtown which I saw was Cesky Krumlov - UNESCO World Heritage. And that was the historical oldtown of Cockburn Town.

Somehow I was not th eonly who thought I we could of use of our cabana right now and not needed to wait until the set sail. But from here we could follow the preparation for the set sai. Sorry - I need to cough...

Our cabana was for 4 persons. We were supplied with water, strawberries with chocolate cover, champagne for set sail and cold towels. Every wish was a command. We were asked so many time if there was something they could do for us. We did not just enjoy the service but also the relaxation, the sea and the view to the horizon. Also for KONINGSDAM: better no balcony cabin but a cabana.

We did not feel like on a cruise ship but on cloud 9. And Jayson and Michael lifted us up... Bruno refused to provide me same service home like Jayson and Micheal did on EURODAM.

In between we went for lunch to Pinnacle Grill. It was not open every day so we used the chance. I took the burger of Kobe-beef. On RYNDAM I was somehow a little disappointed because the minced the beef through a very fine blender and it was too dry. Now it was more rough and very juicy and yummy!!!

Recycled Percussion normally performs in Las Vegas. But now also on EURODAM. I could only say "Wow" (although this is reserved for Royal Caribbean). Intravenous adrinalin and engergy-shots!!! I felt 20 years younger after this show and became a groupie.

Über mich / About me

lebt in einer glücklichen Partnerschaft... pendelt zuviel... einerseits zwischen seinem Arbeits- und Wohnort. Ansonsten auch mittlerweile zuviel in der Weltgeschichte.
lives in a happy partnership... commutes too much... between his home and his work... but also around the world.